How I Met God
by Ronel Brammer
This testimony has the sole purpose of glorifying the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
I grew up on a sheep and beef farm in Northern Natal, leading an idyllic protected lifestyle. We were five siblings and grew up in a whole home. I was born and baptized into the religious Lutheran faith, which protected me and kept me safe to a certain extent. When I was 17 years old my father passed away due to terminal cancer. My life was shattered. I did not know Jesus intimately and blamed Him for the death of my father and lived in unforgiveness towards Him from then on. I had no knowledge of the enemy satan and was not equipped to overcome my hurts. Religion was not enough to help me stand.
I carried on with my life. Studied for 6 years, got married to my special husband Ralph in 1994. And started practicing as a qualified Homeopath in 1996.
Carrying the hurt of the death of my father wherever I went I had a deep emptiness in my heart, always searching for truth and healing. Satan saw me too. He prowled around seeking whom he could destroy and devour. I was perfect prey. I was not anchored in Christ but in religion, faithfully serving the church in works next to my husband who was an elder at that time in the Lutheran Church. Mostly the fear of man controlled my life and my faith was based on works.
Slowly because of a desperate yearning of truth I got drawn into the occult. My friends were people practising Christian Science. I was drawn to psychics and opened myself completely to that world. Satan forced himself into my life, he never asked. I found myself in a place where I desired prophecy constantly and received it in leaps and bounds. (I didn’t know this was false prophesy because I didn’t even know that the true gift of prophecy existed in the church). I started getting ill and received psychic surgery. After this fear and anxiety ruled my life. By now I would regularly worship in a Bahaian Temple with a psychic friend. Seeking the white light (satan himself) I would meditate on this regularly only to receive a false peace and false visions of satan. This was such a tangible walk that it consumed me more and more.
A spiritual healer from Port Alfred contacted me and promised me healing. She of course could see I was not well physically. Greatly impressed (well deceived) I put myself under her care. I fell deeper and deeper into satan’s net.
I received regular Reiki treatment and received physical healing, because satan does also heal. I was so happy, but depression and fear grew more intense in my life. Eventually this healer told me to divorce my husband because he was the cause of my unhappiness. She also made me a job offer to train me up personally as a spiritual healer.
Thank you Jesus, because through the Holy Spirit I was convinced that divorce was wrong. Jesus says He never leaves us nor forsakes us. By now I was consciously deciding to leave Jesus. I would regularly tell him, that if He existed He should reveal Himself to me – because I much preferred this tangible spiritual walk to church.
Circumstances were such that Ralph’s motorbike was broken and the only mechanic in Port Alfred was a Pastor from a Christian Centre in Port Alfred. He invited us to church. Through God’s grace, mercy and power we went to church. A bit noisy we thought but wow the Word pierced our hearts. On our second visit the pastor had a prophetic word – for someone involved in the occult to come forward. Jesus made me walk forward and I received the Lord as my Saviour.
The next morning I met up with the pastors wife who had a powerful teaching and deliverance ministry. Jesus delivered me of many demons and opened my eyes to see into the supernatural – the emphasis always being on the fear demons have when they hear the name of Jesus.
Satan did not give up so quickly. The price of witchcraft is death. He would regularly visit me with demons at night and physically try to kill me. Jesus always won the war! He taught me about the power of His name.
I walked closely under the teaching of the pastor’s wife and their daughter. Receiving a solid foundation from the start. Jesus reversed everything in my life. He healed me, he set me free. Whatever I had given to satan of my life and whatever I had received from satan, Jesus nullified and gave me back 100 fold. Instead of prophesying as satan’s agent, Jesus now prophesied over my life and blessed me with the gift of prophesy.
The Father imparted His calling on my life a year later. Everyday we are called to walk out our faith with fear and trembling. The same pertains to our calling. We receive prophecy in part and it is through faith and obedience that God moves us into the fullness of our calling and purpose.
